Sobredosis de paracetamol: una nueva forma de suicidio en Chile y el valor de la administracion de N-acetilcisteina

Abstract

Overdose of paracetamol is associated to varying degrees of hepatic necrosis and may lead to severe hepatic failure. In this paper, we report 2 patients with paracetamol overdose for suicidal purposes who were successfully treated using the antidote N-acetyl-cysteine orally. A brief analysis of the literature follows.